TONO's annual meeting 2023:
TONO's annual meeting adopted changes to the statutes, and elected new representatives to TONO's board and other governing bodies.
/ 07/06/2023 / Willy MartinsenTONO's annual meeting was held on June 6th as a hybrid meeting with participants at the Pop Center in Oslo and online.
TONO's board consists of two representatives from the Norwegian Composers' Association (NKF), NOPA, the Music Publishers Association (MF), independent members and three employee representatives. Members are elected for two years at a time with overlapping terms. Four board positions are up for election each year to ensure continuity.
The nomination committee's recommendation was adopted with NOPA representative Tove Bøygard up for re-election, and Kristin Bolstad from the Norwegian Composers' Association, Mia Hallesby from the Music Publishers Association and independent Camilla Granlien as new representatives. This also means that Stine Sørlie (NKF), Unni Boretti (MF), and Ine Hoem have left TONO's board.
The TONO members' representatives on the TONO board are thus as follows, with the representatives who were up for election highlighted in bold:
| Manager | Deputy representative | |
| NOPA | Tove Bøygard (re-election) | Jon-Willy Rydningen (1st alternate) (re-election)
Anne Judith Wik (2nd alternate) |
| Ole Henrik Antonsen | ||
| NKF | Kristin Bolstad (new) | Martin A. Hirsti-Kvam (1st substitute) (new)
Mathilde Groos Viddal (2nd alternate) |
| Jørgen Karlstrøm, Chairman of the Board | ||
| MF | Mia Hallesby (new) | Thomas Wettergreen (1st alternate)
Tonje Hovde (2nd alternate) (re-election) |
| Kai Robøle, deputy chairman | ||
| Uavh. | Stian Westerhus | Halvard Rundberg |
| Camilla Granlien (new) | Elisabeth Nesset (new) |
In addition to these, there are also three employee representatives on the board, who are elected every two years by TONO's employees according to its own rules. See an overview of the entire TONO board here..
TONO's Chairman, Jørgen Karlstrøm, and Deputy Chairman, Kai Robøle, were re-elected in their respective roles in accordance with the nomination committee's recommendation.
All positions on the control committee were up for election, and were approved in line with the nomination committee's recommendation. This is TONO's control committee for the next two years:
| Manager | Deputy representative | |
| NOPA | Ragnar Bjerkreim (re-election) | Anniken Paulsen (new) |
| NKF | Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred (re-election) | Christian Blom (re-election) |
| MF | Frithjof Hungnes (re-election) | Celine Høie (new) |
| Uavh | Andreas Stensland Løwe (re-election) | Marie Amdam (new) |
| Heirs | Ane Lillian Tveit (new) | Britt Irene Børresen (new3) |
The members of the Scholarship Committee are elected for two years with overlapping terms. The new Scholarship Committee consists of the following representatives:
| Manager | Items | |
| NOPA | Tore Thomassen (re-election) | Philip Emilio Larrain (new) |
| Tove Kragset | Claudia Scott | |
| NKF | Julian Skar (new4) | Jonas Skaarud (new) |
| Hilde Marie Holsen | Agnes Ida Pettersen | |
| MF | Anthony Smith | Marion Skogseth Bjørsvik |
| Uavh. | Ole Børud | Edward Valberg |
| Helga Myhr (new) | Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (re-election) |
According to §24 (1), third sentence of TONO's statutes, it is TONO's members who propose representatives to the election committee to the annual meeting. The following recommendation was adopted:
| Manager | Items | |
| NOPA | Arvid Wam Solvang | Kate Havnevik |
| MF | Asbjørn Myrvold | Kristin Andersen |
| NKF | Anna Aardalen | Yngve Slettholm |
| Uavh. | Alexander Rishaug | Nora Constance |
The annual meeting adopted amendments to § 3 on TONO's tasks and § 43 on majority requirements in TONO's statutes. The revised wording in §3 is as follows, with changes marked in bold:
"TONO will act to the best interests of the rights holders that TONO represents, and including treating members and music forms equally, cf. the Act on Collective Management of Copyright, Chapter 2. TONO shall not impose obligations on copyright holders that are not necessary to protect their rights or interests or for the effective management of their rights.
The revised wording in §43 is as follows, with changes marked in bold:
(1) A board decision, or recommendations to the annual meeting, requires that the majority of the board members participating in the consideration of a matter have voted in favor. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairperson shall prevail. Board decision regarding changes in rules, practices or appropriations concerning funds for settlement or cultural funds, requires at least two-thirds of the votes in favor of the change. (2) The provision applies correspondingly to decisions of the board of directors.
Pursuant to Section 12 of the Collective Management Act, the annual meeting also considered TONO's general principles for the distribution of remuneration to the rights holders (the "distribution plan") and TONO's general principles for deductions from rights income, including cultural funds. Furthermore, a resolution was passed to establish an account for the funds from the sale of TONO's former premises in Tøyenbekken. These funds shall be managed in accordance with TONO's general investment strategy, but shall be treated separately with a separate accounting. The purpose of the account is to ensure the implementation of activities in line with TONO's mission, including the promotion of TONO's repertoire.
TONO's annual report and annual accounts for 2022 for the company and the TONO group, including the auditor's report and the control committee's report, were adopted, and fees were set for the auditor and shop stewards in TONO. The latter are regulated at the same level as the regulation of the salaries of employees in TONO's administration.
Se TONO's transparency report here.
